ROTA, Spain — The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Carney departed Naval Station Rota for the last time as a Forward Deployed Naval Forces-Europe (FDNF-E) asset on June 27. USS Roosevelt, named after the 32nd President Franklin D. Roosevelt and his wife Eleanor, replaced Carney in…
Construction Begins on Fourth Expeditionary Sea Base Ship
SAN DIEGO — Construction of the fourth expeditionary sea base ship officially began June 25 at the General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding shipyard, the Program Executive Office-Ships said in a release. Due to the COVID pandemic, the milestone was marked with an informal shipyard ceremony. ESB…
USS Preble Returns After Successful Counter-Narcotics Deployment
PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii — Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Preble returned June 25 to its homeport of Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam following the ship’s surge deployment to the U.S. 4th Fleet area of operations, the U.S. 3rd Fleet said in a release. Preble, along with a detachment from “Easyriders” from Helicopter…
Navy Accepts Delivery of Future USS Oakland
MOBILE, Ala. — The U.S. Navy accepted delivery of the future USS Oakland on June 26 during a ceremony at Austal USA in Mobile, the Program Executive Office-Unmanned and Small Combatants (PEO USC) public affairs said in a release. Oakland is the 22nd littoral combat ship (LCS)…
Rolls-Royce Secures Navy Contracts Worth $115.6 Million
RESTON, Va. — Rolls-Royce has secured recent agreements with the U.S. Navy for ship engines, propulsion components and services valued at up to $115.6 million, the company said in a June 24 release. “Rolls-Royce is proud to support the U.S….
Ike, San Jacinto Break Navy At-Sea Record
ARABIAN SEA — As of June 25, the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower and its escort ship, the guided-missile cruiser USS San Jacinto, have been continuously at sea for 161 days, setting a new record for the U.S. Navy, Carrier…
CH-53K King Stallion Completes First Sea Trials
NAVAL AIR STATION PATUXENT RIVER, Md. — The CH-53K King Stallion completed a two-week period of sea trials in the Atlantic earlier this month, the Naval Air Systems Command said in a June 24 release. This was the first opportunity to…
GE to Supply Gas Turbines for New Turkish Fleet Replenishment Ship
EVENDALE, Ohio — GE Marine has received a contract from Sefine Shipyard to provide two LM2500 marine gas turbines to power the Turkish Naval Forces’ new fleet replenishment ship, GE said in a release. Known as the DIMDEG project, this new-generation ship will satisfy the fuel,…
Coast Guard Cutter Vigilant Returns Home After Counter-Drug Patrol
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The Coast Guard Cutter Vigilant crew returned home to Cape Canaveral on June 24 following a 40-day counter-drug patrol in the western Caribbean, the Coast Guard 7th District said in a release. During their patrol, the Vigilant’s crew participated in a…
Fairbanks Morse Wins Navy Contract for LPD 31’s Engines
BELOIT, Wis. – Fairbanks Morse has been awarded a purchase order by Huntington Ingalls Industries to build and deliver the four main propulsion diesel engines that will power the U.S. Navy’s newest landing platform/dock (LPD) ship, LPD 31, Fairbanks Morse said in a release….
